This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

Asked why it was dishonorable to return without a shield and not without a helmet, the Spartan king, Demaratos (510 - 491) is said to have replied: "Because the latter they put on for their own ...

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For example, they could run the family farm. Spartan mothers told their sons before they left for battle, "Come back with your shield, or on it." Dead Spartans were carried home on their shields ...

Brooke Shields is an American actress and model. She rose to fame as a teenage Calvin Klein model and actress in films like Pretty Baby (1978), The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Endless Love (1981).

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Mark Shields, a syndicated columnist and commentator, was a fixture on the NewsHour for 33 years, providing insights into our nation's politics each Friday night before his retirement in December ...

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They're all words that could be used to describe Brooke Shields. Now, there’s another: Entrepreneur. Earlier this year, Shields, 59, launched a haircare system called Commence, which is aimed at ...